Comments on: Apple releases a fix for Leopard keyboard freezes

By: Edward M. Roche

Edward M. Roche — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:16:02 +0000

Does anyone have instructions on how to dump Leopard and re-install Tiger? I spent $400 dollars getting a new keyboard installed on my PowerBook, and now I see from various discussion groups that the problem was software. Leopard has caused the following problems for me:
1. iPhone crashed iTunes EVERY TIME it is plugged in, and usually iTunes does not “see” the iPhone.
2. Preview.app does not properly select pieces of a PDF document.
3. My new keyboard has become disabled again and I don’t have another $400 to get a new keyboard, and its not the keyboard anyway.
4. Performance is terrible. Leopard is a bloated pig for resources.
5. Leopard is not a significant upgrade, but it is costly, and has caused severe problems for me.

By: jacques B

jacques B — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:28:38 +0000

Downloaded Opera and it worked with https/SSL with no problems. It occured to me that, perhaps, all new browser installs would work. So i downloaded and reinstalled Firefox; still the same problems as before… until I realized that I had reinstalled the app… and neglected the application parameters. So I renamed the Firefox profiles folder and let the app recreate it. This time it all worked fine. No more problems with HTTPS/SSL sites. I was able to access Gmail, Hotmail and online banking. I then installed FEBE and used to reinstall all my extensions onto the new install. I’ll keep Leopard after all..

By: jacques B

jacques B — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:01:44 +0000

Well, I wish I’d waited… sure I had a minor problem with Tiger that required the disk; but I can’t find my disk!. so I figured might as well order Leopard.
The transition itself was painless (sort of like borrowing a LOT of money this past decade) but then I tried my usual SSL sites and the shine went right out the door. Steve Gates has done it! much like Bill Jobs’ VISTA - except that one doesn’t stop me from doing anything (except cringing at times).
I can’t SSL out of the machine except by using Safari - no; not Camino and not Firefox.
so, yes! my last thought was: I want to downgrade to Tiger; except! can’ find my disk.
I wonder if I can exchange Leopard for Tiger at the Mac store.

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:11:42 +0000

Leopard 10.5.1 resolves this issue. I had the same problem. Do the software update and all should be fine.

By: esther

esther — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:36:23 +0000

so i just got my macbook not too long ago… and i have been recently experiencing keyboard freezes i don’t know what to do? i keep having to restart my computor any suggestions?

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:50:51 +0000

Ok, thank you for your input

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:44:17 +0000

Apple tends to release new versions of things at the big user conferences. There’s one next month, so I’d wait until that’s in progress before buying.

I bought a MBP when Leopard was announced. That way, I got a system with Tiger and a Leopard installer disk. I’m still running Tiger until I feel like making the move to Leopard makes sense, which I hope is within the next couple of months.

I like my Mac, but it’s not the be all / end all. It has its pros and cons, just like my Windows machine has. In some ways, I prefer Windows, at least on XP, but in others, I’d rather use the Mac. Don’t look to OS X as any kind of a panacea. It has its flaws, plenty of them, particularly if you’re the sort of advanced user who’d probably read this blog. It’s kind of the thing right now to switch to Mac. I did it, at least on my laptop. I’d probably still do it if I had it to do again, but part of it is just that it’s nice to do something a little different sometimes.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:34:59 +0000

Well, I have a question for you if you wouldn’t mind. I have used windows for a very long time, but with vista I have finally decided that it might be worth it to shell out a few extra bucks for a nice macbook pro. Unfortunately I am beginning to come to terms with apple’s sudden and unexpected updates. My question is, is it worth it to buy a macbook pro right now (knowing full well that I intend on spending upwards of 3k realz moniez), or instead should I wait for a new update, and if so how long?

By: BE

BE — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 08:04:26 +0000

Installed the update as well, and the laptop keyboard and mouse have completely died so that I have to use the USB for everything. Hmm…not sure if I can really call this sucker a “laptop” anymore…not so portable either. Only thing worse than releasing buggy software: releasing a patch promising to fix the buggy software, but actually making the problem worse. Stick with Tiger my friends.

By: Aral

Aral — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:58:55 +0000

@Tracy: Ouch — that’s not good!